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Fly High!
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Literature, books, art, movies and much more to ... fly high!
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Period Drama Vs Period Drama: Da Vinci's Demons - the Village
Tom Riley as Leonardo da Vinci Two new costume series I'm watching, The Village (BBC1) and Da Vinci's Demons (Fox, Italian Sky TV) epitomize the difference... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
Happy Birthday, Will Shakespeare!
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) The actual date of Shakespeare's birth is not known, but, traditionally, April 23, St George's Day, has been Shakespeare's... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
Upcoming Costume Movies and Intriguing New Projects: Romeo and Juliet, Summer...
I won't miss these upcoming movies and I really hope they will be good. They are all set in the past and this is something I've always been charmed by. Good... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
Sheila Hancock, a Journey to the Bronte's Country and into Herself
Perspectives: The Brilliant Brontes was on ITV at the end of March and it is still available in streaming on their iPlayer. What was really touching while... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
Greenwood Tree by b. Lloyd - Book Cover Revealed
The book 1783 – and Lichfield society is enthralled by the arrival of dashing ex-officer Orville; he charms his way into the salons, grand houses and even a... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2013 BOOKS -
Book Blitz Tour - Night Stars and Mourning Doves by Margo Hoonstra
The Book Elyse Monroe may be her sister's maid of honor, but that doesn't mean she has to follow the bride's example and fall in love. Read more
Posted on 13 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
Austen Inspired Movies: Something Good, Something Useless
It's Friday again. How was your week? Mine was filled with chores, school work, deadlines but with a bit of Jane Austen. As you know, I love watching movies,... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Austen on Stage: "fitzwilliam Loves Lizzy" - Meet Maggie Herskowitz,...
Maggie Herskowitz came to love Jane Austen thanks to her best friend and being an actress and a playwright has now decided to make one of her dreams come true:... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Book Blitz Tour: Secrets of Jenkins Bridge by Donna Shields, Romantic Suspence
Hunting down a dangerous mob boss has brought FBI agent Mitchell Donovan home, reawakening an old flame, resurrecting a dead best friend, and discovering... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
First Impressions, a Bit of Prejudice and ... Wow! the Lizzie Bennet Diaries!
I'm stunned at how little I've learnt from reading Pride and Prejudice so many times in my life. Why do I resist the main lesson in it? Never trust first... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT -
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones - Shadowhunters, Killing Demons and...
“The boy never cried again, and he never forgot what he'd learned: that to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed. Read more
Posted on 04 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
Book Blitz and Free Download - to Be Or Not by Margo Hoonstra
To Be Or Not (Class of '85)by Margo HoornstraPublished by The Wild Rose PressFree Download Exclusively on Amazon April 2, 2013 Barry Carlson had it all, a... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Talking Jane Austen with ... Kathleen Anderson & Susan Jones, Authors of Jane...
Welcome at My Jane Austen Book Club, Kathleen and Susan! I'm always really glad when I find new Janeites to share with. Then, if they happen to be teachers of... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Happy Easter Weekend with Great Period Drama Series: Labyrinth and the Village
Labyrinth (Channel 4 ) Jessica Brown Findlay, John Hurt, Vanessa Kirby, Emun Elliott, Tom Felton, Sebastian Stan star in a two-part thilller adapted from Kate... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2013 MOVIES -
Kim Izzo's "the Jane Austen Marriage Manual" to Be Adapted for the Screen
Do you remember Kim Izzo, journalist and writer, author of The Jane Austen Marriage Manual who guestposted here at My Jane Austen Book Club sharing the report o... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Follow Your Heart - Life Lessons from Two Special Women
"As you grow up, you’ll often get the urge to change things, to right wrongs, but every time you do, remember that the first revolution, the first and the most... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS -
This Year's Wrap - up with Shakespeare: Dramatic Effects on My Students and ......
Joseph Fiennes - Shakespeare in love To wrap up this year's lessons on Shakespeare's work, which I had started in October introducing Elizabethan Drama, I... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2013 BOOKS, MOVIES -
Competition - Win Jane Austen Literary Walking Tours in Lyme Regis
© Literary Lyme Walking Tours Have we got the competition for you! For all you Jane Austen Persuasion fans, we have got the chance to visit Lyme Regis, where... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Regina Jeffers at My Jane Austen Book Club - the Mysterious Death of Mr Darcy...
Welcome to a friend of My Jane Austen Book Club and a very special guest, Regina Jeffers, on her blog tour for the launch of THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF MR DARCY. Read more
Posted on 13 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Book Blast - to Love Or Die in a Steamy-reamy World + $100 Amazon Gift Card
10 Tales of Steampunk Silliness and Spookery In the cozy seaside village of Steamville, New Hampshire, an unfaithful zombie, out of control werebots, succubi... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES